Curious which book tracking apps everyone is using currently, and if there are any good ones I’m missing.

Personally, I started out with Goodreads, then moved onto Bookwyrm, then to TheStorygraph.

  • Goodreads is generally pretty good but I’m not a big fan of it being owned by Amazon (especially since I have beef with Amazon for closing BookDepository)

  • Bookwyrm is a Fediverse Goodreads alternative but I found the book catalogue was lacking, many books often didn’t have covers or descriptions or even had many duplicates.

  • Storygraph is what I’m using now, it’s pretty rad. I love how it gives detailed stats on everything in your account, including graphs and charts of your reading habits. That said, its recommendation system is kinda lacking and keeps recommending me the same books again and again, and it’s not as social as Goodreads.

Cheers.

  • Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The simplicity isn’t a problem itself, I just think it looks kinda dated. It’s probably the fonts and the flatness of everything combined with thin strokes.

    I think changing their typography choices would improve a lot honestly.

    But nothing bad to say about the actual usability, it’s good. I’m just overly critical of visual design.